Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena

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UNESCO World Heritage Site architectural ensemble

Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena is a renowned Romanesque architectural ensemble in the Italian city of Modena, celebrated for its historic cathedral, civic tower (Ghirlandina), and central square.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena canonical	5
Cattedrale, Torre Civica e Piazza Grande, Modena	2
Historic Centre of Modena	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site “Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena”	1
civic bells of Modena	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6275064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Context triple: [Modena, UNESCOStatus, Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena]

A. San Rocco Church, Modena
San Rocco Church in Modena is a postmodern Italian church best known as a significant architectural work by Aldo Rossi.
B. Piacenza Cathedral
Piacenza Cathedral is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Piacenza, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant religious and artistic heritage.
C. Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna
The Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna is a prominent Italian church renowned as the burial place of Saint Dominic and for its rich collection of medieval and Renaissance art.
D. Bologna city hall
Bologna city hall is the historic municipal building complex on Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy, known for its medieval architecture and role as the seat of the city’s government.
E. Centro Torri, Parma
Centro Torri in Parma is a postmodern commercial complex designed by renowned Italian architect Aldo Rossi.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Target entity description: Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena is a renowned Romanesque architectural ensemble in the Italian city of Modena, celebrated for its historic cathedral, civic tower (Ghirlandina), and central square.

A. San Rocco Church, Modena
San Rocco Church in Modena is a postmodern Italian church best known as a significant architectural work by Aldo Rossi.
B. Piacenza Cathedral
Piacenza Cathedral is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Piacenza, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant religious and artistic heritage.
C. Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna
The Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna is a prominent Italian church renowned as the burial place of Saint Dominic and for its rich collection of medieval and Renaissance art.
D. Bologna city hall
Bologna city hall is the historic municipal building complex on Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy, known for its medieval architecture and role as the seat of the city’s government.
E. Centro Torri, Parma
Centro Torri in Parma is a postmodern commercial complex designed by renowned Italian architect Aldo Rossi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ architectural ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
category	Buildings and structures in Modena ⓘ Romanesque architecture in Emilia-Romagna ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Italy ⓘ
cityCentre	Piazza Grande ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
floorAreaType	urban square and religious complex ⓘ
governingBody	Comune di Modena ⓘ
hasPart	Modena Cathedral ⓘ Piazza Grande (Modena) ⓘ linked to: Piazza Grande, Modena Torre Civica (Ghirlandina) ⓘ
hasView	historic buildings of Modena ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected cultural property of Italy ⓘ
inscriptionBy	UNESCO World Heritage Committee ⓘ linked to: World Heritage Committee
inscriptionYear	1997 ⓘ
knownFor	Romanesque sculpture ⓘ artistic and architectural unity ⓘ medieval urban ensemble ⓘ
languageOfLocalName	Italian ⓘ
localName	Cattedrale, Torre Civica e Piazza Grande, Modena ⓘ linked to: Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
locatedIn	Emilia-Romagna ⓘ Italy ⓘ Modena ⓘ
mainBuilding	Modena Cathedral ⓘ
notableTower	Ghirlandina ⓘ
partOf	historic centre of Modena ⓘ
periodOfSignificance	Middle Ages ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
significantPeriod	11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria	(i) ⓘ (ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSubregion	Southern Europe ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	827 ⓘ
use	civic functions ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ religious functions ⓘ

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